diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
index d366443549..75d8c1a933 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ int btl_openib_register_mca_params(void)
     }
 
     asprintf(&default_qps,
-            "P,128,256,192,128:S,%u,1024,1008,64:S,%u,1024,1008,64:S,%u,1024,1008,64",
+            "S,128,256,192,128:S,%u,1024,1008,64:S,%u,1024,1008,64:S,%u,1024,1008,64",
             mid_qp_size,
             (uint32_t)mca_btl_openib_module.super.btl_eager_limit,
             (uint32_t)mca_btl_openib_module.super.btl_max_send_size);